New Jersey · verified October 5, 2026

New Jersey AI laws for political campaigns

No election AI lawFederal TCPA on AI calls1 political AI law

New Jersey has no election-specific AI ad disclosure or deepfake ban, but its 2025 deepfake crime law makes it a third degree crime to create or use realistic deceptive audio or video (including voice clones) to further another offense, expressly including threats or improper influence in official and political matters.

Political ad AI law
No law
When it applies
No state rule
Required AI disclaimer
None required
Criminal penalty
No state rule
Candidate can sue
General law only
AI voice calls
Federal TCPA only

Political ads and deepfakes

Does New Jersey regulate AI in political ads?

No. As of October 5, 2026, New Jersey has no state law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence or deepfakes in political ads or election communications. New Jersey has not enacted a law requiring disclaimers on AI political ads or banning election deepfakes. The 2024 to 2025 session bills died in January 2026 (A 2818/S 2543 passed the Assembly in June 2024 but never cleared the Senate), and the 2026 to 2027 session bills (A 4163, S 2129/A 3585, A 3600, A 4741/S 3702) were introduced but have not advanced. The general deepfake crime law signed April 2, 2025 (P.L. 2025, c. 40, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.7 and 17.8) can reach an AI deepfake or cloned voice used to commit another offense, including improper influence in political matters; it is not an election ad rule and has no disclosure safe harbor (see election_admin).

No AI disclaimer is required by New Jersey statute. Ads still need New Jersey's standard paid-for-by disclosures, and a deepfake that defames a candidate or misleads voters about how to vote can still create liability under general law and federal rules. If your ad also runs in a neighboring state's media market, that state's AI law can apply.

Bills to watch

  • A 4741 / S 3702 (2026): Restricts use of certain artificial intelligence generated communications in election campaigns. Introduced March 2026; in committee
  • A 4163 (2026): Provides civil penalties for campaign advertisements containing deepfake misrepresentations. Introduced February 2026; in committee
  • S 2129 / A 3585 (2026): Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media (election related). Introduced January 13, 2026; in committee
  • A 3600 (2026): Election deepfake bill (listed on the Public Citizen tracker). Introduced January 2026; in committee
  • A 2818 / S 2543 (2024 to 2025): Election deceptive media bill. Passed Assembly June 2024; died January 2026 at end of session
  • A 3838 (2024 to 2025): Election deepfake bill. Died January 2026

For campaigns and consultants

Before an AI ad runs in New Jersey

  • No New Jersey statute requires an AI label on political ads today, but platform, broadcaster and federal rules may.
  • Never use a deepfake or cloned voice of a real person to further any offense (threats or improper influence in political matters, harassment, fraud): under N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.8 that is a third degree crime with fines up to $30,000, and victims can sue for at least $1,000 per violation.
  • Track A 4741/S 3702 and A 4163, which would add election-specific AI rules in the 2026 to 2027 session.
  • Standard New Jersey paid-for-by identification rules for political communications still apply to AI made content.

AI voice calls and texts

Can a campaign use AI voice calls in New Jersey?

New Jersey has no statute specific to AI voices in political calls. The 2025 deepfake crime law (P.L. 2025, c. 40, listed under election_admin) covers sound recordings and voice clones used to further an offense, including threats or improper influence in political matters (N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3), so an AI voice call impersonating a real person for that purpose could be prosecuted. Federal TCPA rules, under which AI generated voices count as artificial voices, govern AI calls into New Jersey. New Jersey's political call identification rules were not reviewed for this entry.

Federal floor everywhere: AI-generated voices are “artificial” voices under the TCPA (FCC, February 2024), so they need prior express consent to cell phones and must identify the caller at the start of the call. AI robocall laws in every state

AI and election administration laws

Other New Jersey AI laws that touch elections

A 3540 (2024 to 2025), P.L. 2025, c. 40: Deceptive audio or visual media (deepfakes) used to further crimes, including improper influence in political matters

N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.7 and 2C:21-17.8 · effective April 2, 2025

General law, not an election ad rule. Creating, soliciting, disclosing, or using realistic deceptive audio or visual media (including voice clones) to attempt or further any crime is a third degree crime with fines up to $30,000; the listed predicates expressly include threats or improper influence in official and political matters (N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3) and harassment, so it reaches deepfakes or AI calls aimed at officials, candidates, or voters for those purposes. Knowingly or recklessly disclosing unlawfully created media is a fourth degree crime, and victims can sue for actual damages of at least $1,000 per knowing or reckless violation, punitive damages, and fees.

Official text

Federal layer

Federal rules that apply in New Jersey

At the federal level, the binding rules that hit AI in campaigns today are the TCPA and FCC robocall rules, not any AI-specific election law. Since February 2024 the FCC treats AI-generated voices as "artificial" voices, so AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent (political calls included), AI or prerecorded political calls to landlines are limited to three per 30 days without consent, and every such message must identify the caller, give a callback number and offer an opt-out. The FEC says its existing fraudulent misrepresentation ban covers AI, but it has had no quorum since April 2025 and cannot enforce. Proposed FCC rules on AI disclosure in broadcast political ads and in AI calls were never adopted, and no federal AI political ad disclaimer bill has passed. Federal efforts to preempt state AI laws (a 2025 moratorium the Senate struck 99 to 1, and Executive Order 14365) have not displaced any state election or robocall law as of October 2026.

FCC, FEC and the federal preemption fight

How New Jersey compares

19 other jurisdictions share New Jersey's status (no law):

Alaska · Arkansas · Connecticut · District of Columbia · Georgia · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Massachusetts · Missouri · Nebraska · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Virginia · West Virginia · Wyoming

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Frequently asked questions

Does New Jersey regulate AI in political ads?

No. As of October 5, 2026, New Jersey has no state law that specifically regulates artificial intelligence or deepfakes in political ads or election communications. New Jersey has not enacted a law requiring disclaimers on AI political ads or banning election deepfakes. The 2024 to 2025 session bills died in January 2026 (A 2818/S 2543 passed the Assembly in June 2024 but never cleared the Senate), and the 2026 to 2027 session bills (A 4163, S 2129/A 3585, A 3600, A 4741/S 3702) were introduced but have not advanced. The general deepfake crime law signed April 2, 2025 (P.L. 2025, c. 40, N.J.S.A. 2C:21-17.7 and 17.8) can reach an AI deepfake or cloned voice used to commit another offense, including improper influence in political matters; it is not an election ad rule and has no disclosure safe harbor (see election_admin).

Can a campaign use an AI voice for robocalls in New Jersey?

New Jersey has no statute specific to AI voices in political calls. The 2025 deepfake crime law (P.L. 2025, c. 40, listed under election_admin) covers sound recordings and voice clones used to further an offense, including threats or improper influence in political matters (N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3), so an AI voice call impersonating a real person for that purpose could be prosecuted. Federal TCPA rules, under which AI generated voices count as artificial voices, govern AI calls into New Jersey. New Jersey's political call identification rules were not reviewed for this entry. Under federal law, the FCC ruled in February 2024 that AI-generated voices are "artificial" voices under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, so prerecorded or AI voice calls to cell phones need prior express consent, and every such call must identify the caller at the start.

Does New Jersey have other AI election laws beyond political ads?

Yes. A 3540 (2024 to 2025), P.L. 2025, c. 40, Deceptive audio or visual media (deepfakes) used to further crimes, including improper influence in political matters: General law, not an election ad rule. Creating, soliciting, disclosing, or using realistic deceptive audio or visual media (including voice clones) to attempt or further any crime is a third degree crime with fines up to $30,000; the listed predicates expressly include threats or improper influence in official and political matters (N.J.S.A. 2C:27-3) and harassment, so it reaches deepfakes or AI calls aimed at officials, candidates, or voters for those purposes. Knowingly or recklessly disclosing unlawfully created media is a fourth degree crime, and victims can sue for actual damages of at least $1,000 per knowing or reckless violation, punitive damages, and fees.

How many political AI laws does New Jersey have?

This tracker counts 1 New Jersey AI law touching politics and elections as of October 5, 2026: 1 on voting and election officials.

Are there pending AI election bills in New Jersey?

A 4741 / S 3702 (2026) (Restricts use of certain artificial intelligence generated communications in election campaigns): Introduced March 2026; in committee. A 4163 (2026) (Provides civil penalties for campaign advertisements containing deepfake misrepresentations): Introduced February 2026; in committee. S 2129 / A 3585 (2026) (Prohibits and imposes criminal penalty on disclosure of certain intentionally deceptive audio or visual media (election related)): Introduced January 13, 2026; in committee. A 3600 (2026) (Election deepfake bill (listed on the Public Citizen tracker)): Introduced January 2026; in committee. A 2818 / S 2543 (2024 to 2025) (Election deceptive media bill): Passed Assembly June 2024; died January 2026 at end of session. A 3838 (2024 to 2025) (Election deepfake bill): Died January 2026.

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Verified October 5, 2026 against official legislature and statute pages. This page summarizes New Jersey law for campaigns and is not legal advice.